PD Newman: Tripping the Trail of Ghosts (The Missihuasca Hypothesis) Episode #335
Tue Nov 18 2025
Join me as PD Newman returns to Mind Escape and we go “Tripping the Trail of Ghosts”, his newest book on the investigation into ancient visionary practices, spirit encounters, and what he calls the Missihuasca Hypothesis. In this conversation, we dig into how psychoactive plants, ritual technologies, and altered states may have shaped humanity’s earliest beliefs about spirits, ancestors, and the supernatural. Newman brings together anthropology, alchemy, folklore, and psychedelic history to trace how the “ghost experience” may be rooted in very real entheogenic traditions. Check out his book links is at the bottom 👇
🛸 As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT Link 👇
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⭐️If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree
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🍄🟫 🍄 Check out PD Newman’s books:
https://www.innertraditions.com/tripping-the-trail-of-ghosts
https://www.innertraditions.com/books/theurgy-theory-and-practice
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=P.+D.+Newman&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1
https://www.amazon.com/stores/P.-D.-Newman/author/B0CP6NCJV2?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9ed39218-0192-4659-a8d8-265c534312c5
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Join me as PD Newman returns to Mind Escape and we go “Tripping the Trail of Ghosts”, his newest book on the investigation into ancient visionary practices, spirit encounters, and what he calls the Missihuasca Hypothesis. In this conversation, we dig into how psychoactive plants, ritual technologies, and altered states may have shaped humanity’s earliest beliefs about spirits, ancestors, and the supernatural. Newman brings together anthropology, alchemy, folklore, and psychedelic history to trace how the “ghost experience” may be rooted in very real entheogenic traditions. Check out his book links is at the bottom 👇 🛸 As Within So Without: From UFOs to DMT Link 👇 https://youtu.be/ao9fyP-lS2I?si=DXjy7qv5EO3vOLMB 📖 I recently archived a lot of older episodes to our patreon page which you can watch or listen to them for 2$ a month along with other exclusive content. The Link is 👇 or check out or Linktree: https://www.patreon.com/posts/older-mind-119239958?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link 🔔 Subscribe to Mind Escape for more deep dives into the philosophy, science, and mysteries. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms. 🏛️ big news!!!! “Masters of Rhetoric” is available on its own YouTube channel, Spotify, Apple, and soon to be on all podcast outlets. Please Subscribe! 👁️ Youtube 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@MastersofRhetoric 🎧 Spotify 👉 https://open.spotify.com/show/3s5TtGKsdyFdY3GjT2YFkm?si=603928aa19a6461e 🍏 Apple 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/masters-of-rhetoric/id1811029711 If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel where we do our episodes live. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree. Also check out my other podcast Mind Escape if you are interested in the mysteries of life. 🌲 LinkTree 👉 https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast 👕 Check out our new Merch store. We have some amazing designs for T-shirts, Hoodies, Mugs, Stickers, and more https://mindescapepodcast.dashery.com/ ⭐️If you are watching on Youtube please check us out on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all audio/podcast platforms. We appreciate reviews and comments. If you are listening on an audio/podcast platform please check out our Youtube channel. You can find all of our links on our LinkTree LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/MindEscapePodcast 🍄🟫 🍄 Check out PD Newman’s books: https://www.innertraditions.com/tripping-the-trail-of-ghosts https://www.innertraditions.com/books/theurgy-theory-and-practice https://www.amazon.com/s?k=P.+D.+Newman&i=audible&ref=dp_byline_sr_audible_1 https://www.amazon.com/stores/P.-D.-Newman/author/B0CP6NCJV2?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true&ccs_id=9ed39218-0192-4659-a8d8-265c534312c5